Trial reportBMC medical research methodology2008
Motives for (not) participating in a lifestyle intervention trial.
Trial report in BMC medical research methodology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- DE-PASS Best Evidence Statement (BESt): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on the Effectiveness of Trials on Device-Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour and Their Determinants in Children Aged 5-12 Years.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Understanding factors affecting patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2016Pooled it
- Proactive automatized multiple health risk behavior change intervention: reach and retention among general hospital patients.European journal of public health · 2025Trial
- Effects of intervention on lifestyle changes among coronary artery disease patients: A 6-month follow-up study.Nursing open · 2022Trial
- Ecological Predictors of Older Adults' Participation and Retention in a Physical Activity Intervention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
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- Numbers are not the whole story: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to increased physical activity in a primary care based walking intervention.BMC public health · 2014Trial
- The effect of out-of-pocket costs and financial rewards in a discrete choice experiment: an application to lifestyle programs.BMC public health · 2014Trial
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- Factors influencing participation in a vascular disease prevention lifestyle program among participants in a cluster randomized trial.BMC health services research · 2013Trial
- Motivational interviewing and problem solving treatment to reduce type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk in real life: a randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2013Trial
- The effect of a comprehensive lifestyle intervention on cardiovascular risk factors in pharmacologically treated patients with stable cardiovascular disease compared to usual care: a randomised controlled trial.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2012Trial
- The effect of reminders in a web-based intervention study.European journal of epidemiology · 2012Trial
- Prenatal loss of control eating and cardiovascular health: Extending prior findings.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026Article
- Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the implementation of a clinical workflow designed to identify, refer, and connect insufficiently active patients to health coaching.Translational behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- A Neighbourhood-oriented approach to foster healthy ageing in low socioeconomic older adults: development and protocol for evaluation through intervention mapping.Health education research · 2025Article
- Smartphone barrier: uncovering the digital divide in mHealth prevention among disadvantaged middle-aged and older-aged UK communities.BMJ digital health & AI · 2025Article
- Mediterranean Diet in Older Irish Adults: Prevalence, Patterns, Predictors and Pertinence.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Associations of family income and healthy lifestyle with all-cause mortality.Journal of global health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundNon-participants can have a considerable influence on the external validity of a study. Therefore, we assessed the socio-demographic, health-related, and lifestyle behavioral differences between participants and non-participants in a comprehensive CVD lifestyle intervention trial, and explored the motives and barriers underlying the decision to participate or not.
methodsWe collected data on participants (n = 50) and non-participants (n = 50) who were eligible for inclusion in a comprehensive CVD lifestyle interventional trial. Questionnaires and a hospital patient records database were used to assess socio-demographic, health-related and lifestyle behavioral variables. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to describe the relationship between explanatory variables and study participation. Furthermore, motives and barriers that underlie study participation were investigated by means of questionnaires.
resultsParticipants were younger, single, had a higher level of education and were employed. No statistically significant differences were found in health measures and behavioral variables. The motives for participation that were most frequently reported were: the perception of being unhealthy and willingness to change their lifestyle. The main barriers reported by non-participants were financial arguments and time investment.
conclusionThe differences between participants and non-participants in a lifestyle intervention trial are in mainly demographic factors. The participants consent in order to alter their lifestyle, and/or because they want to improve their health. To minimize non-participation, it is recommended that access to a lifestyle intervention program should be easy and cause no financial restraints.
trial registrationISRCTN69776211.
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